{"id":378,"date":"2009-12-18T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2009\/12\/18\/did-you-know-22-what-a-walkshed-is\/"},"modified":"2009-12-18T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-18T16:00:00","slug":"did-you-know-22-what-a-walkshed-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2009\/12\/18\/did-you-know-22-what-a-walkshed-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know #22 What a Walkshed is?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avencia.com\/blogs\/atlas\/2009\/10\/walkshed-org-is-live-walkability-calculations-for-the-public\/\">Avencia Atlas<\/a> has created a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livablestreets.com\/streetswiki\/walking-shed\">walkshed<\/a> analysis tool for <a href=\"http:\/\/walkshed.org\/nyc\">New York City<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/walkshed.org\/philly\">Philadelphia<\/a> that I think everyone should check out if they get a chance.  The creators label it an App but I think it&#8217;s a really elegant example of a map mash-up!<\/p>\n<p>The way it seems to work is that the user (you) set weights to individual services on a sliding scale ranging from -5 to +5.  These services include grocery stores, coffee shops, bars, Wifi hotspots, transit and more. See the image below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/walkshed.org\/nyc\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 299px\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/SyuqGrtGl3I\/AAAAAAAAAG8\/XqNDZxdyET0\/s400\/nycwalk1.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>The result is continuous raster layer with various scores indicating if it&#8217;s in a walkable location (the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livablestreets.com\/streetswiki\/walking-shed\">walkshed<\/a>).  Another nice feature of the output is that you can download the<a href=\"http:\/\/code.google.com\/apis\/kml\/documentation\/\"> .kml<\/a> file for viewing in <a href=\"http:\/\/earth.google.com\/\">Google Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/walkshed.org\/nyc\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 433px;height: 227px\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Syuq1Nypx4I\/AAAAAAAAAHE\/Oq4RuW7NMxA\/s400\/nycwalk2.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avencia.com\/Products\/DecisionTree\/Home.aspx\">Avencia&#8217;s Decision Tree<\/a> engine behind this neat map would allow for many different types of web based geographical analysis including sustainable development and environmental impact studies.  Over all, <a href=\"http:\/\/walkshed.org\/nyc\">Walkshed New York<\/a> has an easy to use interface and polished aesthetic that is not seen in many mapping applications or map mash-ups!  Special shout out to <a href=\"http:\/\/briantjacobs.com\">Brian Jacobs<\/a> who designed the front end of this application.  Go to his website at<a href=\"http:\/\/briantjacobs.com\"> http:\/\/briantjacobs.com<\/a> for more samples of his work.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avencia Atlas has created a walkshed analysis tool for New York City and Philadelphia that I think everyone should check out if they get a chance. 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